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100 Reasons to Learn Something3 Ratings (See All)
89. Soak up some indie cred while studying blockprinting, sewing, and more with local designers and artists at New York City's Make Workshop. (makeworkshop.com) 90. Spark Craft Studios offers supplies, support, and space for picking up all kinds of crafts in Somerville, MA. (sparkcrafts.com) 91. Learn old-time crafts like blacksmithing and spinning on the John C. Campbell Folk School campus in bucolic Brasstown, NC. (folkschool.org) 92. Get crafts advice from the hipster forums on craftster.org. 93. Try your hand at monoprinting, crochet, and, yes, collage at Collage, an art-supply shop in Portland, OR. (503-249-2190) 94. Find a "congregation" near you that hosts friendly knit-togethers in Athens, GA; Austin; Los Angeles; Montreal; New York; Phoenix; Portland, OR; San Francisco; Seattle; or Toronto. (churchofcraft.org) Subject Matter: Extracurricular 96. Get on the list for Willie Mae's 2008 Ladies Rock Camp in Brooklyn, NY, to learn merch production, recording techniques, and even, believe it or not, how to play an instrument. (williemaerockcamp.org) 97. Hey, beauty-school dropout: Learn some new brushstrokes at your local Sephora, while a pro fixes you up with dozens of products you may not already own. (sephora.com) 98.Sign up for Bumble and Bumble's model-call program to get a free blowout or chignon and a free styling lesson of your own-take mental notes while an aspiring Ken Paves does your 'do. (bumbleandbumble.com) 99. Learn how to crack up your own personal Breakfast Club (without taping anyone's butt cheeks together) at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's improv courses in New York or Los Angeles. (ucbtheatre.com) 100. And realize how far you still have to go with "The Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong" by John Mitchinson and John Lloyd ($20, Crown). |
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